Nickel Comics #1 Ashcan Edition (1940) CGC 8.5

Nickel Comics #1 Ashcan Edition (Fawcett, 1940) CGC VF+ 8.5 White pages. Unlike Fawcett's ashcans for Flash Comics and Thrill Comics, this one bears a title that the publisher ended up actually using. Though the publisher hedged its bets by also putting out a 5 Cent Comics ashcan around the same time! Once Nickel Comics was confirmed as the title, the book had an eight-issue run in 1940. The cover copy of this one reads "Featuring the episode adventures of Scoop Smith, daring young reporter whose "beat" is the entire world." And this rarity is the only comic cover the character was ever mentioned on -- not only did he never appear in the regular Nickel Comics title, we believe his only appearances anywhere were in the back pages of Whiz Comics #1-6. Only two copies of this ashcan appear on the CGC census; Heritage sold the other copy (CGC 9.6) for $7,200 in March 2003. Overstreet does not list a value for this comic. CGC census 4/08: 1 in 8.5, 1 higher. From the Kylberg Collection.

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